Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph inside a temple hall with cream columns and a blue-painted doorway. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a headband, raises both palms in blessing. A woman with red hair in a striped sari kneels before him with her hands joined, beside a silver tray of pink petals. A tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps stands to the right, and a man in white kneels at the lower left with folded hands.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 20 20122012-05-20A seated man on a gold-and-red throne in an ornate hall with blue doors and cream columns, wearing orange robes, a white floral garland, and white tilak markings; he raises one hand in blessing. In front of him a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps burns, and a man in white dhoti gestures toward it. Seated devotees include a woman in a white sari with folded hands, a young woman in white and orange holding a microphone, and a shaved-headed person in the foreground wearing a rudraksha mala. Two cooling units stand beside the throne. A screen is visible at lower left. a person is the central figure on the throne, identified by orange robes, garland, and ceremonial throne; a printed caption at top right reads the source credit.2012-05-19May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph inside a temple-style hall with cream pillars, blue wooden doors and a painted deity panel above. A man with long dark hair, a headband, a red bindi and an orange-saffron robe with a white-and-gold garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, holding a white ritual wand and raising one hand in blessing. Before him, a man with a shaved head, white tilak on the forehead and arms, and an orange cloth kneels beside a tiered silver oil lamp with lit flames. A woman with grey hair in a white sari with red border sits beside the lamp, also near the flame. Two monitors sit at the lower edges of the frame.2012-05-12May 20 20122012-05-20May 12 20122012-05-12May 20 20122012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph inside a temple-like hall with cream pillars and blue wooden doors. A man with a red bindi and a long gold-and-beaded garland stands in front of an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange-saffron robe and holding a white whisk-like fan in one hand while gesturing with the other. In front of him, two seated people perform a lamp ritual at a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit oil lamps: a bald man in an orange robe with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, and a white-haired woman in a white sari with a red border. Two black monitors sit at the lower corners.2012-05-12A seated man in an ornate golden throne with red cushions wears an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, a long white and multicoloured flower garland, bangles, a necklace and a forehead tilak with a headband. Two devotees kneel at the throne's base: a man in white ritual cloth with a bare back, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari with a metal dish and cup. Silver plates hold pink flowers and offerings on a striped rug. A woman in a red top holds a microphone at the right edge, and a white cooler stands beside the cream pillars.2012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20